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April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Recovery Marketing: Dont Forget Website Integration by Isla Solutions Tourism Consulting October 3, 2001 A resort destination recently presented their million-dollar tourism-recovery marketing plan. The campaign relied heavily on a 3-day blitz of full-page ads in several national newspapers. A sound strategy, except they forgot the most important element: The promotion of their website. Their URL was missing from the ads. Three days of short-term persuasive advertising with images of escape, relaxation and fun should create the need for more information to make a travel decisio...
Inn at the Market Offers Hospitality Industry Special Rates / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Inn at the Market Offers Hospitality Industry Special Rates When you come Where you stay How it makes you feel How much will it cost? What price Love? We want you to fall in love with our views with our location with our service and reputation And most of all, because you cant beat the price! $99 Rate Run of the House, Based on Availability, Valid until December 30, 2001 for Hospitality Industry 0 The Inn at the Market 86 Pine Street Seattle, Washington 98101 The Inn wins high praise from Condé Nast Traveler for its exceptional stan...
Important Message regarding AH&LA Fall Conference / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Important Message Regarding AH&LA Fall Conference October 6, 2001 - Fall Confernece November 9-12, 2001 The Waldorf=Astoria New York, New York All AH&LA members will receive a free pass to the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show. This is a limited time offer, so please register today. With the exception of the Inaugural Gala, there is no charge for AH&LA members to attend the Fall Conference. Please register online at www.ahla.com/conventions or print out the attached registration form, and return to AH&LA as soon as possible. Inaugural Gala Honoring Kirby D. Payne...
What Impact Will September 11 Have on the Global Hotel Industry? / Andersen / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report What Impact Will September 11 Have on the Global Hotel Industry? October 4, 2001 It is clearly too early to evaluate the full impact of September 11's horrible events on the hotel industry but it is possible to suggest some of the elements that will have the biggest impact. Safety is a core, and usually unsung, aspect of the product offered by hotels but could become an even higher part of the value proposition. After the terrible hotel fires in Las Vegas and Heliopolis, the major branded hotel companies moved to significantly raise the bar in safety standards. It seems likely that last...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Inc Magazine Ranks IDeaS Revenue Management as one of the Nations Fastest Growing Companies MINNEAPOLIS, October 18, 2001 IDeaS, Inc., a leading provider of revenue management solutions, announced today that it has been named one of Americas entrepreneurial growth leaders by Inc magazine, which released its annual ranking of the Inc 500, the nations fastest-growing private companies. The Inc 500 ranks the nations leading entrepreneurial firms according to sales growth over the previous five years. IDeaS joins an elite group of growth companies; former Inc 500 companies include Micr...
ISHP Holding Second Annual Fundraiser at IHM&R Show / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report ISHP Holding Second Annual Fundraiser at IHM&R Show Proceeds to Benefit Children Impacted by AIDS WASHINGTON, D.C., October 5 The International Society of Hospitality Purchasers, Inc. (ISHP) today announced it will hold its second annual fundraising event to benefit Camp Pacific Heartland, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing summer camping opportunities for children and adolescents infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. The event will be held Friday, November 9th, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Metropolis Room at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in Times Square, in conjun...
The 2001 IH/M&RS Features 225 Technology Exhibitors; Six Educational Seminars Scheduled for Technology-related Issues / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The 2001 IH/M&RS Features 225 Technology Exhibitors; Six Educational Seminars Scheduled for Technology-related Issues BROAD SCOPE OF TECH RESOURCES FOR 2001 WHITE PLAINS, NY, October, 2001 Technology offerings including exhibits, educational programming, on-site services, and the newly redesigned ihmrs.com will abound at this years International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show? (IH/M&RS), November 10-13, 2001, at New York Citys Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The IH/M&RS offers Show participants a range of cutting-edge technology resources. These resources p...
All the Details: Complete Schedule of Seminars 86th Annual International Hotel/ Motel & Restaurant Show November 10-13, 2001 / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement All the Details: Complete Schedule of Seminars 86th Annual International Hotel/ Motel & Restaurant Show November 10-13, 2001 Saturday, November 10, 2001 Sunday, November 11, 2001 Monday, November 12, 2001 Tuesday, November 13, 2001 Saturday, November 10, 2001 Sunday, November 11, 2001 Monday, November 12, 2001 Tuesday, November 13, 2001 Saturday, November 10 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Crystal Palace Lobby IH/M&RS Opening Ceremony: The Hospitality Industry Unites JOIN INDUSTRY LEADERS IN A TRIBUTE TO NEW YORK CITYS RESCUE HEROES, THE HOSPITA...
The New York Hotel Show Must Go On; Many Responses Confirming Attendance at 86th International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The New York Hotel Show Must Go On; Many Responses Confirming Attendance at 86th International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show October 4, 2001 - Since confirming our plans to move forward with the 2001 IHMRS, we have received many words of support and encouragement from leaders of the industry. These responses not only affirm the call of our government leaders to get back to business, but they demonstrate the need for the people of our industry to reconnect and unite in these challenging times. A sampling of comments from your industry peers, confirming their plans to support the ...
2001 IH/M&RS to Offer Broad Range of Resources in Hospitality Design / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report 2001 IH/M&RS to Offer Broad Range of Resources in Hospitality Design WHITE PLAINS, NY, October, 2001 An array of exhibits, informative educational programs and networking opportunities will be among the hospitality design offerings at the 86th Annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show (IH/M&RS), November 10-13, 2001 at New York Citys Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The area of hospitality design is a substantial component of the IH/M&RS. The depth of resources available among the Shows exhibits are complimented by the educational programming and networking even...
Southwest Airlines Growth has Speeds Up Because of the Way it Responded to Sept. 11 / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Southwest Airlines Growth has Speeds Up Because of the Way it Responded to Sept. 11 By Tom Belden, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 28--Almost 2 years ago, in a small news item you easily could have missed, we conveyed to you a remarkable prediction about Southwest Airlines. The view into the future came from Morten S. Beyer, a sage among aviation and airline consultants and the publisher of a newsletter, the International Aviation Oracle. Beyer's Arlington, Va., firm, Morten Beyer & Agenew, had calculated that if Southwest and other...
Retaining Human Capital through Assessment / Alan T. Stutts / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Retaining Human Capital Through Assessment With assessment tools, interviewers can now make more informed decisions in the promotion and placement process Hospitality Business Review, Volume 3, Number 5 Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston October 2001 by Alan T. Stutts Dean, Conrad N. Hilton College Barron Hilton Distinguished Chair In the last issue of the Hospitality Business Review, J. W. Marriott, Jr., wrote, "Finding and keeping employees has never been easy. But now, full employment has converged with a service and information economy, making recruitment a...
Houston Hotel Occupancy Drops 12.8% from September 2000; Not As Bad As Feared / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Houston Hotel Occupancy Drops 12.8% from September 2000; Not As Bad As Feared By Ralph Bivins, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 6--The Houston hotel business suffered a hard tumble in September as the after effects of the terrorist attacks emptied hotel rooms, wiped out conventions and eliminated a lot of business travel. Houston hotels had a 12.8 percent decline in occupancy rates from September 2000, the worst monthly performance since the mid-1980s, said hotel analyst John Keeling of PKF Consulting. Although the September decline was b...
Hotel RevPAR Declines Threaten Debt – Service Coverage; Lenders Should Be Alert For Possible Increases In Hotel Loan Defaults / PKF / October 20
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Hotel RevPAR Declines Threaten Debt - Service Coverage Lenders Should Be Alert For Possible Increases In Hotel Loan Defaults Atlanta, GA, October 29, 2001 The Hospitality Research Group (HRG), the research affiliate of PKF Consulting, has completed a special study of hotel debt-service coverage given the current depressed state of the U.S. lodging industry. The research, based on proprietary financial data, found the number of U.S. hotels lacking the cash flow needed to pay their debt will more than double next year. The combination of a weak economy and the eve...
Benefits for Destination Marketing Organizations Improve with WorldRes and Newtrade Pact / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Benefits for Destination Marketing Organizations Improve with WorldRes and Newtrade Pact San Mateo, Calif. October 3, 2001 WorldRes.com, the Internet's hotel reservation and distribution network, announced today that, via an agreement with Newtrade Technologies Inc., it will connect its destination marketing organization (DMO) customers to virtually every chain hotel in the world. WorldRes.com will offer the ability for consumers to connect to 56,000 hotels in 170 countries, adding 21,000 new properties to the existing 35,000 active and contracted properties. This agr...
Leveraging New Technology and Attracting Talent Seen as Challenges Facing European Hotel Industry; Findings from 3rd Annual European Hotel CFO Forum /
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Leveraging New Technology and Attracting Talent Seen as Challenges Facing European Hotel Industry; Findings from 3rd Annual European Hotel CFO Forum Versaille, France, September 20, 2001 - September 11 and 12 saw CFOs from many of the major hotel companies converge on the Westin Hotel Versailles, France for the 3rd Annual European Hotel CFO Forum. Delegates at the Forum represented almost 1,000 operating hotels across Europe. With twenty-four hours of discussion and debate, the group explored the key drivers of success for the industry. Sadly, the Forum was held on the very...
Homestead Studio Suites Hotels Updated Web Site Produced 226% Increase in Online Bookings During First Week / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Homestead Studio Suites Hotels Updated Web Site Produced 226% Increase in Online Bookings During First Week Atlanta, Ga. October 30, 2001 - Homestead Studio Suites Hotels now offer an automatic 10 percent off the nightly rate when reservations are booked online at www.homesteadhotels.com. The Internet only rates are available at all Homestead locations nationwide and are part of the completely updated web site that launched in mid-October. According to Gina LaBarre, director of online and relationship marketing, online bookings increased 226 percent representing a c...
Hilton Hotels Corp. and CNL Hospitality Corp. Form Partnership to Acquire 4 Hotels for $235 million / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Corp. and CNL Hospitality Corp. Form Partnership to Acquire 4 Hotels for $235 million BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., and ORLANDO, Fla.- Oct. 3, 2001-- Hilton Hotels Corp. (NYSE:HLT) and CNL Hospitality Corp. (``CNL'') today announced the formation of a partnership that will own four hotel properties: the 500-room Hilton Miami Airport in Miami; the 276-room Embassy Suites in Portland, Ore.; the 484-room Hilton Costa Mesa (California), and the 224-room Hilton Suites in Auburn Hills, Mich. CNL, one of the lodging industry's top acquirers of hotel properties, will own a preferre...
Aptech Opens Business Intelligence Door for Small to Mid-sized Management Firms / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Aptech Opens Business Intelligence Door for Small to Mid-sized Management Firms Nimble Highpointe Hotel Corp Blasts Past Slowdown With Business Intelligence; Operations Managers Positioned for Wireless Ability PITTSBURGH , October 2, 2001 - Aptech Computer Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of five-seat licenses of the Enterprise version of its business intelligence application, Execuvue, previously only available for a minimum of 25 seats. At an affordable price point, small-to medium-sized management companies can now employ the robust Enterprise version, which includes both standalone and web-ba...
Forrester Properties Appoints Outrigger Hotels & Resorts As Operator of 160-unit Resort at Hervey Bay / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Forrester Properties Appoints Outrigger Hotels & Resorts As Operator of 160-unit Resort at Hervey Bay Outrigger's Sixth Australia Property HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII -- October 4, 2001 - Outrigger Hotels & Resorts has secured its sixth Queensland property in Australia following an announcement by Queensland's largest listed property developer, Forrester Properties, to develop a 160-unit, marina-front hotel at Hervey Bay, 180 miles north of the state capital, Brisbane. The US$13.3 million Outrigger Hervey Bay Resort will be built on the waterfront within the established Marina Pacific apa...
Middle East Hotels – Trends and Opportunities / HVS International / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Middle East Hotels - Trends and Opportunities HVS International by Gerard Greene, London Office of HVS International October 2001 Edition Introduction According to HVS International's 2001 Middle East survey, 2000 showed further increases in the operating performances of quality hotels in the Middle East compared to the strong growth experienced in 1999. Based on a sample of 103 hotels, representing approximately 31,000 rooms, the regionwide occupancy increased by three percentage points to 68% and the overall average rate increased by approximately 4% to US$88. The overall RevPAR ...
Radisson Plaza Hotel Baltimore-Inner Harbor Completes Installation of the DA-5 Automated Audit and Executive Information System / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Radisson Plaza Hotel Baltimore-Inner Harbor Completes Installation of the DA-5 Automated Audit and Executive Information System Minneapolis, MN (October 2001): Hospitality Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTS), a preferred supplier of Carlson Hospitality Worldwide, has completed the installation of its DA-5 Automated Audit and Executive Information System at the Radisson Plaza Hotel Baltimore-Inner Harbor. HTS has now installed the DA-5 in seven hotels managed directly by Radisson Hotels and Resorts. The DA-5 Automated Audit & Executive Information System is an integrated pr...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Hoteliers . Reach Thousands of Travel Professionals with Your Timely Special Offers! October 289, 2001 - Hotel & Travel Index offers hoteliers help in reaching thousands of travel professionals both in print and on-line. On-line HTIs new business-to-business website, http://www.htihotelink.com, has become a one-stop-hotel-shopping experience for travel professionals with information on over 78,000 hotels plus related data they need to book hotel rooms. And, one of the sites well received features is its Hot Specials! program, which alerts travel ...
Details of the HSMAI / NYU Strategy Session in New York; Solutions to Move the Industry Forward Include Back to Fundamentals, Value-added Promotions,
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Details of the HSMAI / NYU Strategy Session in New York - Solutions to Move the Industry Forward Include: Back to Fundamentals, Value-added Promotions, Unified Voice to Combat Downturn in Travel NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 23, 2001) Travel, tourism and hospitality industry executives recommended that the industry get back to fundamental marketing principles, focus on value-added promotions rather than rate discounts, reach out to previous guests as a primary market, and speak with a unified voice in both consumer and trade marketing and lobbying efforts to congression...
